Ada Colau (center), leader of the Barcelona en Comú party, celebrates in Barcelona during a press conference following the results in Spain's municipal and regional elections on May 24. She is the first member of Spain's indignados protest movement to win public office. Quique Garcia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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President Obama speaks to the media after the automatic budget cuts associated with the sequester took effect in March 2013. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
The leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza party Alexis Tsipras casts his ballot in Athens on Sunday. His anti-austerity party was ahead in earlier polling. Aris Messinis/Getty Images hide caption
At the Bescanó municipal theater in northeastern Spain, director Quim Marcé (center) and actresses Meritxell Yanes (left) and Elena Martinell (right) display carrots for sale. Quim Marcé hide caption
To Get Around Tax Hike, Spanish Theater Sells Carrots, Not Tickets
Katerina Margaritou, in her wedding dress. Courtesy Katerina Margaritou hide caption